Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-03
GAINESVILLE.
Il Religious Meeting Broken Up-Iuterest
CenteriDg IN the Municipal Election.

CenteriBg IN the Municipal Election.
Special to the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, TEX, March News
has reached here of some outrageous
conduct on the part CT some young men
at prayer meeting at Thackerville, In
dian Territory, on last Sunday. On Sun
day morning party Of young bloods met
at TeXana and agreed to have some fun.
To better execute their plans they
laid in good supply of red liquor
which was obtained on this side the river,
some three or four dozen eggs, ana
headed their horses for Thackerv:lle,
where they arrived during the evening.
When they arrived quite crowd of
Christian people were assembled in lit
tie church engaged in worship. The ruf-
fans rode up to the door and began
throwing the eggs inside, bespatteriDg
the people, furniture and walls of the
building. This done they pulled their
six shooters and fired number of shots
inside the church, but fortunately no one
was hurt. The good people we're badly
frightened and the meeting was broken
up. Those reported TO have been en-
gagged in the affair are Joe and Jim
MARTYR, Bill Faley, Floyd Cooper, Tom
Taylor and one Bennett. All the parties
have skipped out except two, who say
they will remain and stand trial. The
people of that community are determined
that the ruffians shall be brought to JUS
tice. Floyd Cooper, one of the parties,
is the same who was connected with the
brutal beating of an old man named
Childers some time ago, but who man
aged to escape the penalty Of the law
through the efforts of his friends. Their
conduct was an insult to the entire COM
munity, and it is said Cooper's friends
will refuse him any assistance this time.
The following parties were pulled by
Deputy Sheriffs WOmaCk and Upperson
for various Cffenses: Robert Thompson,
cOlored, arrested and jailed on q charge
Of adultery; Billy Allen, arrested on a
charge of aggravated assault, and re-
leased on bond of $3.50 for his appear
ance; Jim Sewer, who cut Jack Simpson
in bar room Monday night, released on
$3.50 bond. Sewers preliminary trial
was set for this morning but was post
poned. Simpson is improving.
The man Borne, who was shot through
the arm by one Wafford during a Difficult
ty near Weshington'S place in the Indian
Territory while back, had his arm am
putsted, after which bloOd-poisoning set
in, from which he died.
The City Council met at 9 O'Clock, but
as several of the members were pressed
with business an adjournment Was had
until Friday morning. Alderman Clenden-
ing Of the Third ward rendered his resig
nation, having bought home in the First
ward which he will proceed to occupy a:
once. Mayor Hall issued his election
notice for Tuesday, April 8, and appointed
presiding officers in each ward. The Oh
ticers to be elected are mayor, one alder
man from each of the Jour wards, one
alderman to ill an uneXpired term in the
First ward, and also in the Third ward.
Interest centers in the mayoral'y race
which promises to be quite lively.
The Arbuckle Mining Company of the
Chickasaw nation has reached depth of
siXty-five feet in sandstone and struck
water. The superintendent of the mines
expects to fad coal in abundant quanti-
ties underneath that strata.
There is no let up to the building boom
in this city. Frame houses east of the
Lindsay house, on East California street,
are being removed for the erection of 8
handsome brick block by Major Cairns.
Arrangements were concluded to-day for
the building of four large bricks opposite
the postoffice, on the same street. Real
estate transfers are heavy, and the char
acter of buildings going up will be an
ornament to the city.
The ladies' of this city will give an en-
tertainment next week Tor the benefit of
the drouth safferers-